Shitikantha, 艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补, Shiti-kantha, 厂颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补, Shitikamtha: 14 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 can be transliterated into English as Sitikantha or Shitikantha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 (啶多た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿).鈥擜 n膩ga which was in the company of the n膩gas that came to lead the soul of Balabhadrar膩ma to P膩t膩la. (Mausala Parva, Chapter 4, Verse 16).
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 (啶多た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿) refers to 鈥渙ne who has a blue neck鈥� which is used to describe the appearance of 艢iva, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.2.17. Accordingly as Brahm膩 narrated to N膩rada:鈥斺�淸...] When her Nand膩 rites were concluded on the ninth day (Navam墨), while she was engrossed in meditation, 艢iva became visible to her. [...] He was in a joyous mood. He had four arms and His neck was blue in colour (艣颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补). [...] On seeing 艢iva directly in such a form she bent her head from shyness and she knelt at his feet. Although He desired her to be his wife He wished to bestow on her the fruit of her penance. Thus He spoke to her in the state of her penance鈥�.
Note: 艢iva is called the blue-necked (N墨la办补峁囜弓丑补 or 艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 from swallowing the poison produced at the churning of the ocean.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 (啶多た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿).鈥擨s 艢iva.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 34. 27.
艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 (啶多た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿) is a name mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. XIV.8.12, XIV.8, XIV.8.29, XIV.8) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning 艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 (啶多た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿) is mentioned as a teacher who counter-argue the Buddhists and Jains, according to chapter 15 of the (fourth part of the) 艢腻峁囜笉颈濒测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text comprising 3600 Sanskrit verses dealing with devotion towards K峁涐梗峁嘺 who is identified with the Supreme, as well as ethical behavior and pious practices to be observed by devotees (bhaktas).鈥擠escription of the chapter [产丑补惫颈峁补诲腻肠腻谤测补-苍颈谤奴辫补峁嘺]: A more detailed prediction is made concerning the (tempting) 补惫补迟腻谤补蝉 God will take as Buddha (1-8). [...] Those who appear to counter-argue the Buddhists and Jains number among themselves such names as: [e.g., 艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补] [...]. And each of these teachers will have a following: among them Ruru who himself had hundreds of followers. [...]
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 (啶多た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿).鈥�
1) an epithet of 艢iva; 啶むじ啷嵿く啶距い啷嵿ぎ啶� 啶多た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿啶膏啶� 啶膏啶ㄠぞ啶い啷嵿く啶啶啶む啶� 啶掂 (tasy膩tm膩 艣颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补sya sain膩patyamupetya va岣�) Kum膩rasambhava 2.61;6.81; Bh膩gavata 4.3.12.
2) a peacock; 啶呧さ啶ㄠい啶多た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿啶曕ぃ啷嵿啶侧啷嵿し啷嵿ぎ啷�啶た啶� 啶︵ぇ啶むた 啶膏啶啶班た啶むぞ啶｀啶班啶｀啶溹ぞ啶侧ぞ啶� (avanata艣颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补办补峁囜弓丑补lak峁墨miha dadhati sphurit膩峁噓re峁噓j膩l膩岣�) 艢i艣up膩lavadha 4.56.
3) a gallinule.
Derivable forms: 艣颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补岣� (啶多た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿啶�).
艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 艣颈迟颈 and 办补峁囜弓丑补 (啶曕ぃ啷嵿).
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厂颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 (啶膏た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿).鈥攕ee 啶多た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿, 啶多た啶むた啶掂ぞ啶膏じ啷� (艣颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补, 艣颈迟颈v膩sas).
厂颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms siti and 办补峁囜弓丑补 (啶曕ぃ啷嵿). See also (synonyms): 蝉颈迟颈惫腻蝉补蝉.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 (啶多た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿).鈥攎.
(-峁囜弓丑补岣�) 1. Siva. 2. A gallinule. 3. A peacock. E. 艣颈迟颈 black, and 办补峁囜弓丑补 the throat.
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厂颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 (啶膏た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿).鈥擜dj. 1. Having a white throat. 2. Dark-necked. m.
(-峁囜弓丑补岣�) Siva.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 (啶多た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿).鈥擺adjective] whiteor black necked; [masculine] a cert. bird or prey, a peacock, [Epithet] of 艢iva, [Name] of a serpent-demon & [several] men.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) 艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 (啶多た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攊s often interchanged with 艢r墨办补峁囜弓丑补.
2) 艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 (啶多た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿):鈥攇uru of Padman膩bha D墨k峁ta (Prayogadarpa峁嘺). L. 1775.
3) 艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 (啶多た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿):鈥擪ulas奴tra.
4) 艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 (啶多た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿):鈥擳attvacint膩ma峁噄峁玨膩. 艢itika峁囜弓h墨ya [ny膩ya] Oppert. 492. 1608. 2463. 2541. 2717. 3041. 3233. 3279. 3366. 3502-4. 3872. 3932. 4361. 4510. 4569. 4724. 4895. 5190. 5733. 5842. 6448. Ii, 270. 667. 1192. 1667. 2415. 2867. 2988. 3848. 4366. 4999. 5647. 6554. 6714. 6860. 7008. 7245. 7794. 8127. 8596. 8964. 9114. 9330. 9996. Rice. 120.
鈥摆肠辞尘尘别苍迟补谤测闭 Oppert. 1, 2718.
5) 艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 (啶多た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿):鈥擬ah膩rthaprak膩艣a [tantric]
6) 艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 (啶多た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿):鈥斉歩tika峁囜弓h墨ya [ny膩ya] Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 95.
7) 艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 (啶多た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿):鈥攍ivid under Hassan, son of Haidara峁Ｄ乭 of K膩艣m墨r: Ny膩sa on Jagaddhara's K膩tantrav峁泃ti.
8) 艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 (啶多た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿):鈥擟. on Tattvacint膩ma峁噄.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 (啶多た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿):鈥擺=艣颈迟颈-办补峁囜弓丑补] [from 艣颈迟颈] mfn. white-necked, [K膩峁環aka]
2) [v.s. ...] dark-necked (as Rudra-艢iva; cf. 苍墨濒补-办), [V膩jasaneyi-sa峁僪it膩] etc. etc.
3) [v.s. ...] m. a [particular] bird of prey, [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补]
4) [v.s. ...] a peacock, [艢i艣up膩la-vadha; B膩lar膩m膩ya峁嘺]
5) [v.s. ...] a gallinule (= 诲腻迟测奴丑补), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] Name of 艢iva, [K膩vya literature]
7) [v.s. ...] of a serpent-demon, [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补]
8) [v.s. ...] (also with 诲墨办峁迟补 and often confounded with 艣r墨-办补峁囜弓丑补)
9) [v.s. ...] of various authors etc., [Catalogue(s)]
10) 厂颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 (啶膏た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿):鈥擺=siti-办补峁囜弓丑补] [from siti > sita] mfn. having a wh掳 throat, [Monier-Williams鈥� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
11) [v.s. ...] dark-necked, [ib.]
12) [v.s. ...] m. 艢iva, [ib.] (cf. 艣颈迟颈-k).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 (啶多た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿):鈥擺艣颈迟颈-办补峁囜弓丑补] (峁囜弓丑补岣�) 1. m. Shiva; a gallinule; peacock.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus艢itika峁冡弓ha (嗖多部嗖む部嗖曕矀嗖�):鈥擺noun] 艢iva, whose neck is black.
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Sitika峁冡弓ha (嗖膏部嗖む部嗖曕矀嗖�):鈥擺noun] 艢iva, whose throat is black or dark-blue.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 (啶多た啶むた啶曕ぃ啷嵿):鈥攏. Mythol. an epithet of Shiva;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Siti, Kantha.
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Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.2 - Different names of 艢iva < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapur膩峁嘺]
Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
2.17. Rudra as 艢颈迟颈办补峁囜弓丑补 < [Chapter 6a - The Epithets of Rudra-艢iva]
3. The God Rudra-艢iva: His Prominence < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
3. Epithets of Rudra-艢iva tracked in the 膧ra峁噛aka literature < [Chapter 6b - Epithets (References)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section VIII < [Ashvamedhika Parva]
Section 4 < [Mausala Parva]
Section CCCXLIII < [Mokshadharma Parva]
Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study) (by Arpita Chakraborty)
1. A Brief Introduction < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha of Udbhata (by Narayana Daso Banhatti)
Chapter 1鈥擣irst Varga < [English notes to the Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha]
Chapter 1 (prathamo vargah) < [Sanskrit text of the Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha]